Bubble Sisters

I have a similar impulse to collect racist garbage. I haven't got the money to buy
the most offensive stuff, but one of my friends has been collecting the cheaper stuff.
She calls it "chinkware." The biggest artifact we use as an ashtray in her front porch.

I often go to antique shops and just mentally take note. Although I haven't got the
money to even rent and photograph the stuff right now, I've found out that I can get
the things on loan from some dealers to photograph . . . it's a project for later.
Anyway, quite possibly the most hideous representation of Africans I have seen in
Minnesota was actually produced in Japan.

Which brings me to another point: I'm going back to Korea in about 8 weeks to write.
And this time, I will bring my camera with me at all times. Because Korea is filled
with racist images of Africans, African Americans, and American Indians. It is HIDEOUS.
Of course, these images are not native to Korea. They get it from: The U.S.! And,
it's very acceptable to Koreans; they have NO CLUE. (That cluelessness about race
in the U.S. is just part of the messed-up equation of Koreans sending their kids to
the United States.

Here is something for your collection from Korea: The Bubble Sisters . . . It is very
hard for parents to see, so insidious, and so hurtful for children's identities. Gotta
love those little coolie outfits!

David, I'd love to stay in touch with you. I am thinking about a lot of hard stuff
lately and would appreciate the company of a like mind to try out ideas. I will not
come back to the United States until I have a very clear idea of how I can be of service
to my country in a very material, hands-on way -- such as the wonderful way you have
created.

By the way, my friend and I made a trip out to Detroit to sit at the feet of Grace
Lee Boggs last summer. It was life-altering!!!!!!!!!!! Go Michigan!

Thank you David. I'll be sending your website address to all my friends.